1. Major Morphological Characteristics of the Application Variety
○ The external appearance of the plant is shrub-like, and the posture is hemispherical.
○ The height of the plant is 15–20 cm.
○ The plant has a strong fragrance.
○ The length of the middle internodes of the stem is short.
○ The leaf arrangement is alternate, and the overall shape of the leaves is elliptical.
○ The leaf blade color is Green 143A.
○ The leaf blade shape is elliptical, and the base shape is blunt.
○ The inflorescence type is a corymb, and the curvature of the inflorescence tip is large.
○ The cross-sectional shape of the capitulum is gently hemispherical, and the diameter is 2.5–3 cm.
○ The shape of the involucre is round and hairless.
○ There are ray florets, and the color is white containing cream.
○ The overall shape of the disc florets is split-tip petal-like.
○ The color of the disc florets is white, and the color of the stamens is RHS 2B.
2. Characteristics Distinguishing the Application Variety from the Control Variety (Control Variety: Snowball)
○ The plant posture of the applicant variety is hemispherical, while that of the control variety is upright.
○ The branching status of the plant is 20–25 for the applicant variety and 13–15 for the control variety, with the applicant variety having more branches.
○ The height of the plant is 15–20 cm for the applicant variety and 30–35 cm for the control variety, with the control variety being taller.
○ The fragrance of the plant is stronger than that of the control variety.
○ The stem color of the applicant variety is green, while that of the control variety is deep purple.
○ The overall shape of the leaves is oval for the applicant variety and inversely lanceolate for the control variety.
○ The color of the upper surface of the leaf blade is Green 143A for the applicant variety and Yellow Green 144B for the control variety.
○ The diameter of the flower head is 2.5–3 cm for the applicant variety and 2–2.3 cm for the control variety, with the applicant variety being larger.
○ The applicant variety has ray florets, while the control variety is Absence of snow-like flowers
○ The length of the tubular flowers is 0.5 cm for the applicant variety and 0.3 cm for the control variety, indicating that the applicant variety is longer.